MSI Wind U180

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This is a user submitted page about the ins and outs of the MSI Wind U180. Here users can provide details about their experiences with this laptop and to provide helpful tips to others. Also available is the discussion section below which can be used to ask questions about the MSI Wind U180.

The Webcam works…have to turn it on using keyboard shortcut keys…FN+F6…perfect little laptop.

Charlemagne, 2013/04/14 19:53

I bought my U180 in January 2013 from Argos, where it shipped with Windows 7 Starter. It was a dog running Facebook on IE (Standard 1GB RAM), so after three days I gave up and attempted installing uBuntu 12.10. The installation didn't work - kept hanging during the Install (though funnily it would run the Live USB). I found documents waffling on about issues with the N2600 chip. I then opted for a lighter Linux, and got a USB boot disk with Fuduntu which installed but didn't give me an interface I wanted, but I then tried uBuntu 12.04LTS - works like a charm, with one exception. I cannot get the 0.3MP WEBCAM to fire up. uBuntu is oh-so-fast on the U180, and then I went and swapped the 1GB RAM for the 2GB RAM max, which is really wicked. I've managed to render a 10min video clip on Celestia, adding sound afterwards. I have about 40min more battery time than with original OS (using the leanest settings on both), which allows me to pack the U180 onto a flight anywhere in the EU (it only weighs 1kg) and watch a movie inflight. An annoying thing is that you have to apply a little more pressure on the SPACE bar than the other keys, otherwise it doesn't register. I do recommend the laptop for anyone interested in a sub £200 machine, even with the CAM failure (which I will keep working on).

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